Planned EU funding for free public Wi-Fi moves closer
A scheme to enable public sector bodies to set up free Wi-Fi services with the help of EU funds has moved a step closer after EU law makers gave their […]
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Tech giants develop new way to track and remove terrorist content online
Some of the world’s biggest online content platforms have agreed to mark material that promotes terrorism with a special digital tag to help one another identify and remove the content […]
Continue Reading →VAT on cross-border e-commerce sales to be paid in EU country where consumer is based
VAT payments due on cross-border sales made over the internet in the EU will be calculated on the basis of the VAT rate that applies in the EU country in […]
Continue Reading →EU court to determine how Uber’s business should be defined
The EU’s highest court has begun hearing arguments on how Uber’s business should be legally defined in a case that could have widespread implications for other businesses, an expert has […]
Continue Reading →UK surveillance laws reformed in new Investigatory Powers Act
UK surveillance laws have been updated with the enactment of the new Investigatory Powers Act. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Ofcom proceeding with legal separation of Openreach and BT
Telecoms regulator Ofcom will press ahead with plans to legally separate BT and network infrastructure provider Openreach, after it was unable to agree a voluntary arrangement with BT that would […]
Continue Reading →Singapore mobile operators to collaborate on mobile phone authentication standard
Singapore consumers will soon be able to use their mobile phones to identify themselves online under a project run by the country’s three mobile operators. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Strict limits proposed on mobile roaming use
The European Commission may impose limits on the use of mobile phones abroad after roaming fees are scrapped in 2017, the Financial Times has reported. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Cyber attack hits 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers
A cyber attack on the routers of Deutsche Telekom customers failed to infect the devices but caused crashes or “restrictions” in 4-5% of cases, the company has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →UK to ratify Unified Patent Court Agreement
The UK will ratify the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement, the government has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →‘Substantial’ increase in large business tax disputed by HMRC, expert says
The amount of tax potentially underpaid by big businesses by shifting profits to other jurisdictions has increased by 60% in the last year, to £3.8 billion, HM Revenue and Customs […]
Continue Reading →Link between technology and infrastructure productivity to be examined by National Infrastructure Commission
The independent National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is to examine how new technology can best be harnessed to improve infrastructure productivity following a request by the UK Treasury. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →OECD announces agreement on multilateral tax treaty modification document
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has announced that more than 100 countries have reached agreement on a single multilateral instrument, which will be used to close avoidance […]
Continue Reading →Skyscanner bought by Chinese travel agent Ctrip
Edinburgh-based flight booking platform Skyscanner has been bought by China’s largest travel agency Ctrip International for £1.4 billion. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Autumn Statement: Salary sacrifice restrictions among plans for ‘sustainable’ employment tax
Changes to the employment tax system to reflect different ways of working are needed to ensure that the UK tax base is “sustainable”, the chancellor has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK chancellor expected to reveal funding plans for ‘full fibre’ broadband
UK chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce funding for ‘full-fibre’ broadband in Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, according to media reports. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Ofcom plans to bar BT/EE from bidding in next ‘4G’ spectrum auction
The UK’s telecoms regulator has outlined plans to prevent BT/EE from bidding for a share of spectrum that will be made available to support the delivery of ‘4G’ services. Read […]
Continue Reading →Three data breach affected more than 133,000 customer accounts, company confirms
Personal data belonging to more than 133,000 Three customers was compromised by fraudsters, the mobile network operator has confirmed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FTC report highlights challenge of how to best regulate ‘sharing economy’ platforms
User rating and review services provided by online platforms can help reduce the need to regulate the ‘sharing economy’, according to a report by a US regulator. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →MITLA participates in the Cloud Privacy Check (CPC) Project
Lawyers from 32 countries have created the Cloud Privacy Check (CPC), the largest European information platform explaining data protection laws in the simplest possible terms and free of charge. The […]
Continue Reading →Three insists handset fraud incident ‘not the type of issue that TalkTalk experienced’
Mobile network provider Three has tried to distance itself from comparisons with TalkTalk after a data breach at the company allowed fraudsters to intercept mobile devices which customers were eligible […]
Continue Reading →Two telcos prequalified for Singapore spectrum auction
Two telecommunications providers have been prequalified to take part in an upcoming spectrum auction that will allow one of them to become Singapore’s fourth mobile network operator (MNO). Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Rights to remedy and redress should apply to all contracts where personal data is traded for digital content, say MEPs
Consumers should not have had to actively provide their personal data in return for digital content to be supplied to them to benefit from consumer protection rights relating to the […]
Continue Reading →UK broadband advertising rules to be updated
UK rules on broadband advertising are to be updated, the bodies that write and enforce the rules have said. Read Complete Article
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